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What exercise 'achievement' perked you up recently?

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blobby10 · 31/01/2022 13:18

Mine was on Saturday when I went out for a road cycle - hadn't realised it was quite so windy and it was against me for the first 15 miles or so - had been up several decent hills and was about 5 miles from home going along a flat, straight road which is fairly exposed. Reader, it may have been slightly wind assisted but my speedometer reached 30.3mph!!!!! On the flat!!! For a couple of hundred yards!!.
Managed to sustain at over 29mph for several hundred yards! I was SO pleased with myself.

Anyone else got an exercise achievement they want to brag about? Grin

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MsMartini · 06/03/2022 15:20

Six pull-ups as a first set, when fresh. Slow progress, but so satisfying.

iloverock · 07/03/2022 06:43

I went out with a cycling club yesterday expecting to go out with the social ride and only about 20 miles

Well there wasn't a social ride there was only 4 others and ended up doing twice that distance. But very pleased with myself

gingerhills · 07/03/2022 08:13

@MsMartini

Six pull-ups as a first set, when fresh. Slow progress, but so satisfying.
Respect. I'd love to be able to do even one!
MsMartini · 07/03/2022 09:22

Stick at it, @gingerhills. Negatives, holds and bands Smile. It took me months to get my first one (and I could deadlift and squat nearly my bodyweight then), but it does happen!

Stellaris22 · 07/03/2022 16:57

@MsMartini

Six pull-ups as a first set, when fresh. Slow progress, but so satisfying.
That's amazing! My long term goal is to do one. Training with a PT who has set routines to strengthen back etc, but it's going to be a while. Gone from 50kg to 32kg on the assisted pull up machine.
gingerhills · 07/03/2022 17:46

@MsMartini

Stick at it, *@gingerhills*. Negatives, holds and bands Smile. It took me months to get my first one (and I could deadlift and squat nearly my bodyweight then), but it does happen!
Wow. Did you have a trainer? What you can do are all my fitness goals!
MsMartini · 07/03/2022 19:32

@gingerhills and @Stellaris22 thank you! I have just started PT but until then trained with my gym partner (who pushes me - a man 20 years younger) and some calisthenics classes.

@stellaris, that machine seems to divide opinion Smile. I mainly trained without it, doing negs and holds, and some banded work. Basically, whatever I could do three sets of 5-8 ish reps on, then build up. For a long time, one pull-up was my max, had to lie down in a darkened room after that. It is only quite recently that I can train using sets of full pull-ups IYSWIM, and still often use bands to build volume or to try to be a bit more explosive!

Stick at it - it will happen Smile

Stellaris22 · 07/03/2022 19:46

@MsMartini my PT is giving me lots of exercises to strengthen the muscles needed, I use the machine and the band as well. It's slow but it's great having a goal. I'm seriously impressed at anyone who can do them!

MsMartini · 07/03/2022 19:53

@Stellaris22 - absolutely. it is slow but the feeling when you get your first......amazing!

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blobby10 · 20/03/2022 18:54

Just rebooting this thread as I had three really good bike rides this weekend and got a couple of Queens of the Mountain awards and several PB's!! I'm just getting over a really shitty chest cold (not Covid) so was delighted to be able to even cycle with falling off whilst coughing!

Hope you're all still rewarding yourselves for those little achievements!

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ShortKipper · 22/03/2022 16:49

I've ridden 60km for the first time. Quite proud of that as my saddle is not yet perfect!

UglyModernWindows · 22/03/2022 17:42

Mastering the Tree Pose in Yoga! It's taken a long time but at last I can stand on one leg - for a while! At first I couldn't do it at all, my balance was so bad. Not sure if it's because my core is better now or whether my ankles have strengthened or both (been doing Caroline Girvan's strength training for nearly a year now).

Brightermornings · 25/03/2022 18:47

I deadlifted 60k on Monday. I am well impressed with myself. Up till mid feb I'd only probably done 20kg. I reckon I can lift heavier (I do it with a pt I won't feel comfortable doing it on my own). I'm always happy with any progress I'm never going to be record breaking but every bit of progress is a win in my eyes.

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blobby10 · 25/03/2022 19:04

Congratulations to all of us with exercise achievements this week! Xx my own efforts have ground to a halt due to poor sleep and lots of stress- hoping to get out on my bike tomorrow and Sunday before the weather get cold again x

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Shopgirl1 · 25/03/2022 20:24

Ran a half marathon in 1 hr 40 minutes last week. Want to target 1 hour 35 minutes next.

Chely · 29/03/2022 13:04

I injured my right hip a few weeks back and it's still niggly but I reintroduced paused squats and feeling much more stable across my hips now. Only managing 50kg for sets of 3 reps but will increase them and will get them back up to the 80kg I was doing for paused doubles pre-pregnancy.

Stellaris22 · 29/03/2022 13:29

Got to 40kg with my bench press and I've tripled the distance I can do with walking lunges.

Chesneyhawkes1 · 29/03/2022 13:40

I ran 10 miles on Sunday in the quickest time I've ever ran it!

MsMartini · 29/03/2022 14:14

Loving this thread and the variety of achievements. I've made progress on a couple of core exercises (tucks) and headstands.

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blobby10 · 29/03/2022 15:27

*@Chely * 50Kg squats are my max to date! Never mind the pausing bit! That's incredible - well done!!

@Stellaris22 40kg bench is awesome. I'm aiming for that but keep stalling due to lack of motivation to get to the gym so stuck on 30-35 Sad
@Chesneyhawkes1 am in awe! 10 miles is further than I've ever run in my whole life - I could easily cope with 6 miles cross country when I was young and fit but can't even do one mile now Sad.

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ExMachinaDeus · 29/03/2022 21:47

I managed 5 sets of 2 reps each at 90kilos deadlifts the other day.

I am still failing at 100kg deadlifts but never mind. My consolation is that I can push 300 kilos on the sled, there and back on the track (so 20 metres each time) and did 5 runs (there & back) at 250 kilos yesterday.

CryHavoc · 29/03/2022 22:12

I started CrossFit in the new year, and last week did a set of three 100kg deadlifts, and a proper box jump onto a 20 inch box. Unimaginable three months ago.

gingerhills · 29/03/2022 22:17

Really tiny one but I've barely been able to exercise since catching Covid in Feb. twice this week I have been for walks which are more than 10k steps. That's a tiny achievement in comparison with my usual exercise but it felt a bit like returning to normality after weeks of being shattered by 4k step walks.

gingerhills · 29/03/2022 22:18

@CryHavoc

I started CrossFit in the new year, and last week did a set of three 100kg deadlifts, and a proper box jump onto a 20 inch box. Unimaginable three months ago.
I'm very envious of this. Sounds brilliant.
Stellaris22 · 30/03/2022 09:10

I have some sort of mental block with jumping, so 20 inch box jump is amazing.